Smash Mouth Rocks Beaumont As City Makes (Modest) Entrance Back Into Concert Game [PHOTOS]

BEAUMONT, CA — The scene at Beaumont's Stewart Park for Wednesday night's concert was a bit different from that in years past for the popular "Summer Concert Series." A noticeably smaller, and younger, crowd gathered around the stage as the sun set and the lights turned on to welcome Smash Mouth to The Pass.

With just over 1,000 in attendance, the crowd size was quite a bit smaller than the 15,000 to 20,000 people who have come out to some of the free concerts before the annual events were canceled due to the city's financial woes. Though the crowd may have been less for this $5 show, the energy felt just as strong as it did in 2015 — the last time the city held the summer concert series — when the All Star-singing band began to play.

Taking the stage shortly after 8 p.m., Smash Mouth played for just over an hour. We captured some of the highlights of the night in photos, which are embedded below:

"Everyone that came here seemed to be big fans of Smash Mouth," Mayor Lloyd White told Patch after the event. "It was interesting to see all the people up front know all the words; I think it was pretty exciting."

City officials tell Patch that the event ended up costing approximately $60,000 to put on. That's including the $45,000 to the band and all of the production costs associated with the concert. The city says the money came from the parks and recreation department's budget.

Though official numbers aren't yet in with how much the city was able to recoup, with tickets costing $5 each and approximately 1,100 sold — Beaumont was likely able to make up a small fraction of the costs. Every concert-goer Patch spoke with, approximately a dozen, said they were happy with the show and would pay again if the city brings back a similar event next year.

As for if the city will hold another concert next year, that's still to be decided.

"I think we have to wait to see what the numbers are," White said. "But understanding that this was part of our recreational budget, I'd like to [see the show come back]. When we voted to end [the concert series], we were all disappointed, but knew we had to..."

Police tell Patch that no arrests were made and the evening went smoothly on their end.

*EDITOR'S NOTE: Patch originally reported that up to 5,000 people attended the show per original estimates, but we've since clarified that 1,100 tickets were sold. We apologize for any confusion and the error.

Photos by Renee Schiavone, Patch